Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers Named the National League Player of the Week

04/25/2011 3:36 PM ET

MLB.com

Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun has been named the National League Player of the Week for the period
ending April 24th.

In six games last week, Braun batted .480 (12-for-25), was tied for first in the Majors with nine RBI and was tied for
first in the National League with three home runs. The righty slugger's 12 hits and 21 total bases were tops among National
Leaguers. The three-time N.L. All-Star also placed second in the N.L. with an .840 slugging percentage and nine runs scored
while his .533 on-base percentage ranked fifth. The 2007 N.L. Rookie of the Year has reached base safely in 21-consecutive
games to start the season, the second-longest such streak in franchise history behind Robin Yount's 23 games in 1983. On
Monday, April 18th, Braun went 3-for-4 and collected two RBI, including the game-winner on a sacrifice fly in the top of the
12th, to lead the Brewers to a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizen's Bank Park. The University of Miami product
clubbed a home run off of Phillies ace Roy Halladay on Tuesday the 19th, en route to 9-0 Brewers victory over the Phils.
Braun had his second three-hit performance of the week on Friday, April 22nd, homering and driving in three runs as the Brew
Crew defeated the Astros 14-7 at Miller Park. The California native is currently tied for the Major League lead with seven
home runs and 21 runs scored, and is tied for fourth with a .377 batting average and 18 RBI. This is his third career weekly
award (winning previously for the weeks ending 5/11/2009 and 8/8/2010).